[ad_1] By Fabian Hamacher and Joyce Zhou HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwanese rescue workers on Friday searched for 18 people still missing after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the island’s mountainous and scenic east coast, as dozens of aftershocks rattled the disaster area and stranded people were slowly freed. Slowly taken to a safe place. An … Read more
[ad_1] A deadly year for endangered North Atlantic right whales got even worse this week when another member of the species was killed in a collision with a ship, federal officials said Thursday. The most recent right whale to die was found floating 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. … Read more
[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, said on Thursday that some 424 US and British air strikes on targets in Yemen killed 37 people and wounded 30. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s capital and most populated areas, have attacked international shipping in the Red Sea since November … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a scene that could have been lifted from the pages of a thriller, thieves broke into a money storage facility building in Los Angeles on Easter Sunday and made off with $30 million in cash. Now detectives are trying to uncover the brazen cash heist that is reportedly one … Read more
[ad_1] Madison, Wis. (AP) – A doctor from De Pere on Thursday became the first Democratic candidate to enter the race in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. open seat Created following the surprise retirement of Republican Representative Mike Gallagher. Kristin Lyerly announced her candidacy two weeks ago Gallagher plans to step down, Due to the timing … Read more
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Train drivers on the London Underground have called off strikes planned for April 8 and May 4 in a long-running dispute over working conditions, the ASLEF trade union said on Thursday. The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), which represents 96% of train drivers in Britain, said it had … Read more
[ad_1] By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter health day THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cancer cases will continue to rise for the next two decades due to the aging population worldwide, a new report shows. An estimated 20 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2022, and 9.7 million people will die from … Read more
[ad_1] TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan slammed China on Thursday as “shameless” after Beijing’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations thanked the world for concern about a strong earthquake that hit the island. China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own and the right to speak for it on the international stage, which angers Taipei because … Read more
[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to the Indonesian government for an internet service provider permit for its Starlink satellite unit, the communications ministry said on Thursday. The application signals Starlink’s expansion into Southeast Asia after Malaysia issued a license to provide internet services in the country last year, and a Philippine-based … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Playing in his ninth game for his new team, Ohtani blasted a 93.2 mph fastball off left-hander Taylor Rogers to the right-center … Read more